TJ McConnell's 'MAGIC' Numbers

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Fri Nov 17, 2017 12:42 pm

rgdeuce wrote:
Spaceman Spiff wrote:One more for story time about facing off against NBA players. One time I got switched onto checking Marcus Banks 1 on 1 on the perimeter. He shook me about 10 feet in the wrong direction but he ran into someone else and I recovered enough to blindly flail at the ball as he went up for a layup. I got all arm/hand and no one called the foul, so technically I blocked the shot.

That is another play for my personal mixtape against NBA players. I spent the rest of the game scared to death that I'd get switched onto him again and he would literally break my ankles.
Who are some of the other NBA guys you played against? Share as many stories as you like, please.

One that sticks out the most for me was Kirk Snyder. That's the most helpless I've ever felt on the court. He was taller, stronger, faster, had longer arms and could jump higher. Defending him, there just wasn't anything I could do. If I played perfect D and guessed right, I couldn't contest his release point and he'd just drill one in my face.

The only real thing I could do offensively, other than try to float free, was post up, weirdly enough. The only sort of shot I could get off was a jump hook where I wedged my whole body between him and the ball. If I tried to face up one on one, he just swatted everything I tried.

I also knew him on a personal level, which made the end to his NBA career really sad for me. He had a legit career that got derailed by mental health issues and crimes. He was a nice guy but really, really sheltered and awkward. I always felt bad that I thought the issues that killed his NBA career were because he couldn't handle the onrush of money and attention when he got picked in the lottery. He wouldn't have been a great NBA player, but he was a rotation guy for some decent teams and could have had a Trevor Ariza type career if things went right.

https://youtu.be/JYSqmfWLBUE" target="_blank

Jumping over Von Wafer with the New Orleans Hornets.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 8:29 am

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Sat Nov 25, 2017 9:15 pm

TJ scores 15, dishes out 13 assists, pulls down 7 rebounds and had 3 steals, but of course his hater is not happy.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Nov 28, 2017 11:14 am

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Sat Dec 02, 2017 7:20 pm

Where's TJ been the last couple games? Sup?

Frybry02 · Post by **Frybry02** » Sat Dec 02, 2017 7:26 pm

dovecanyoncat wrote:Where's TJ been the last couple games? Sup?

Shoulder issue I believe

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Sat Dec 02, 2017 7:32 pm

Frybry02 wrote:
dovecanyoncat wrote:Where's TJ been the last couple games? Sup?
Shoulder issue I believe

.

Thanks. Better that than falling out of rotation. But now his hater will say he's soft.

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Mon Dec 04, 2017 3:36 pm

Sprained AC joint in left shoulder, no structural damage

walk-on-wildcat · Post by **walk-on-wildcat** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 3:24 pm

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nQX4klW8snE#" target="_blank

Great story. Maybe Merkin can imbed it for me...

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 3:25 pm

Its on the previous page

Jefe wrote:

Bangkok Wildcat · Post by **Bangkok Wildcat** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 5:59 pm

Awesome, thanks guys!

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Mon Dec 25, 2017 5:05 pm

TJ deserves his own thread. Cats used to be 4 future NBAers and TJ, and look at him now.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Mon Dec 25, 2017 6:16 pm

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Mon Jan 15, 2018 1:41 pm

DiehardDave37 · Post by **DiehardDave37** » Mon Jan 15, 2018 1:48 pm

TJ grew up where I grew up. We quickly learned not to take crap from anyone. But I don't remember seeing him do that while at U of A.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Mon Jan 15, 2018 2:37 pm

DiehardDave37 wrote:TJ grew up where I grew up. We quickly learned not to take crap from anyone. But I don't remember seeing him do that while at U of A.

Doesn't shock me. TJ plays with an edge, and he always has. I loved him as a Wildcat, but I'm pretty sure I would have hated him as a Sun Devil. He plays with a **** you attitude, which I mean in the best possible way.

SunnyAZ · Post by **SunnyAZ** » Mon Jan 15, 2018 2:41 pm

DeMar isn't the one to mess with.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X57NI-MoWQ

that video is funny, especially the Demar part

Vince and Demar are both from Compton (or that general area) so maybe he knows something lol

ghostwhitehorse · Post by **ghostwhitehorse** » Mon Jan 15, 2018 3:14 pm

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Mon Jan 15, 2018 4:50 pm

TJ had himself a game.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Mon Jan 15, 2018 5:24 pm

SunnyAZ wrote:DeMar isn't the one to mess with.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X57NI-MoWQ

that video is funny, especially the Demar part

Vince and Demar are both from Compton (or that general area) so maybe he knows something lol

I've heard that about Derozan in a few places. I don't think it's a huge secret, and the NBA isn't necessarily puritanical.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 11:45 am

Chicat wrote:TJ had himself a game.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 8:05 pm

Merkin wrote:
Chicat wrote:TJ had himself a game.

Just watching him carve it up like that ..... it makes my world a better place.

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 8:17 pm

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 8:24 pm

At least he likes Markkanen.

ghostwhitehorse · Post by **ghostwhitehorse** » Fri Jan 19, 2018 10:19 am

Nothing from our phav philly phan since the 16th (on the gripping hand. . dudes a Chaka Khan fan so he ain't all bad)

DiehardDave37 · Post by **DiehardDave37** » Sat Jan 20, 2018 11:53 am

The 76ers did not play a great game either, but there was no answer for Joel Embiid. He had 26 points and completely owned the boards with 16. The 76ers also got good minutes from T.J. McConnell off the bench as he added 15 points on 5-8 shooting from the field. He hit some big time shots when the Celtics were trying to claw their way back into this game in the second half.

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Mon Feb 12, 2018 7:48 pm

TJ recorded a triple double tonight as he scored 10 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. He also had 6 steals. But of course his #1 hater keeps hating.

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Mon Feb 12, 2018 7:53 pm

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:09 pm

They won by 16 ffs...

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:26 pm

Lordy

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:55 pm

97cats · Post by **97cats** » Mon Feb 12, 2018 9:31 pm

fucking triple double off the bench with 6 steals as well - rad

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Mon Feb 12, 2018 10:02 pm

Those sure were some perty passes. Make a decent QB I imagine too what that touch.

btfd16 · Post by **btfd16** » Tue Feb 13, 2018 12:43 pm

That PhillyFanSince88 is really starting to piss me off. I hate getting in online arguments but he is really testing me.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue Feb 13, 2018 1:04 pm

btfd16 wrote:That PhillyFanSince88 is really starting to piss me off. I hate getting in online arguments but he is really testing me.

It’s not worth it. Anyone who argues in favor of TJ just gets told repeatedly that they’ve obviously never watched basketball before.

97cats · Post by **97cats** » Tue Feb 13, 2018 1:09 pm

Chicat wrote: It’s not worth it. Anyone who argues in favor of TJ just gets told repeatedly that they’ve obviously never watched basketball before.

obviously youve never watched basketball before

splitsecond · Post by **splitsecond** » Tue Feb 13, 2018 1:10 pm

97cats wrote:fucking triple double off the bench with 6 steals as well - rad

If one cannot be inspired by TJ, one cannot be inspired by anything.

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Tue Feb 13, 2018 1:16 pm

TJ or Lonzo to begin next season? Serious question. You need a PG and only have these two to choose from.

DiehardDave37 · Post by **DiehardDave37** » Tue Feb 13, 2018 2:59 pm

Hmmmm. Which shall I choose? Hype and potential or execution and production?

YoDeFoe · Post by **YoDeFoe** » Tue Feb 13, 2018 3:15 pm

Beachcat97 wrote:TJ or Lonzo to begin next season? Serious question. You need a PG and only have these two to choose from.

You mean Fultz? The Sixers have three PGs right now... Fultz, Simmons, and TJ.

BearDown89 · Post by **BearDown89** » Tue Feb 13, 2018 5:07 pm

97cats wrote:fucking triple double off the bench with 6 steals as well - rad

so fucking rad

ghostwhitehorse · Post by **ghostwhitehorse** » Tue Feb 13, 2018 5:25 pm

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue Feb 13, 2018 6:29 pm

YoDeFoe wrote:
Beachcat97 wrote:TJ or Lonzo to begin next season? Serious question. You need a PG and only have these two to choose from.
You mean Fultz? The Sixers have three PGs right now... Fultz, Simmons, and TJ.

Fultz is more like a shooting guard ...... who currently can’t shoot.

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Tue Feb 13, 2018 7:29 pm

YoDeFoe wrote:
Beachcat97 wrote:TJ or Lonzo to begin next season? Serious question. You need a PG and only have these two to choose from.
You mean Fultz? The Sixers have three PGs right now... Fultz, Simmons, and TJ.

No. I mean, if you had your choice of only these two PGs to start a team, who do you take?

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Tue Feb 13, 2018 7:59 pm

TJ.

Wait.

Depends, do I get lonzos moron brothers and idiot dad?
What, I have to take them? Hmm, tempting.

Still gonna take TJ

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Tue Feb 13, 2018 8:28 pm

It's like saying: If you wanna fuck Ivanka ....

No, I'll take Steve Nash, thank you very much.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Mon Mar 05, 2018 12:23 pm

CatFanOneMil · Post by **CatFanOneMil** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 9:32 am

Merkin wrote:

Can you imagine the skillset he will bring to the table when he's a head coach?

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue May 29, 2018 7:39 pm

I thought for FUCKING SURE one of the Twitter accounts mentioned in this story was going to be @phillyfansince8.....

KaibabKat · Post by **KaibabKat** » Tue May 29, 2018 7:55 pm

Once in awhile the apple falls, then rolls downhill, a long, long ways away from the tree.

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